Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 86
Devanagari script
साक्षसूत्रकरान्किंचिद्विनिमीलितलो चनान् । सुधौतसूक्ष्मकाषायवासः प्रावरणान्वितान
Transliteration
sākṣasūtrakarānkiṃcidvinimīlitalo canān | sudhautasūkṣmakāṣāyavāsaḥ prāvaraṇānvitāna
Translation
有的手持念珠，双目微阖，内观寂定；身着洗净细柔的赭色袈裟，并具端正的上衣披覆。
Word by Word
साक्षसूत्र-करान्with rosaries in their hands
साक्षसूत्र-करान्:
Karma (Object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसाक्षसूत्र + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कर = hand; ‘having rosary in hand’)
किञ्चित्slightly
किञ्चित्:
Sambandha (Adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
Formपरिमाणवाचक अव्यय (indeclinable; somewhat/a little)
विनिमीलित-लोचनान्with eyes half-closed
विनिमीलित-लोचनान्:
Karma (Object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवि + नि + मील् (धातु) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त (P.P.P.) ‘विनिमीलित’; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषणम्
सुधौत-सूक्ष्म-काषाय-वासःwearing well-washed fine ochre garments
सुधौत-सूक्ष्म-काषाय-वासः:
Karma (Object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुधौत + सूक्ष्म + काषाय + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वासस् = garment)
प्रावरण-अन्वितान्provided with outer coverings
प्रावरण-अन्वितान्:
Karma (Object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रावरण + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्त (P.P.P.) ‘अन्वित’; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन; विशेषणम्
Speaker
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Sages seated in composed posture, rosaries in hand, eyelids gently lowered in contemplation; their washed, fine ochre garments and upper cloths convey disciplined renunciation and purity.
Characters & Entities
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SaptarṣiFAQs
The sage’s life is marked by japa, meditation, and simplicity—outer purity supporting inner absorption.
No tīrtha is named in this verse.
Implicitly references japa (rosary) and dhyāna (half-closed eyes), but no explicit rule is stated.